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Belarusian Competition Winner

Belarusian Competition Winner
Under the Grey Sky
Dir. Mara Tamkovich | Poland | 2024
Hard times: a chamber drama shot in the tradition of the “moral anxiety” cinema about a prisoner of conscience in the realities of political terror in Belarus.
81 min.
Fiction
Under the Grey Sky
Dir. Mara Tamkovich | Poland | 2024
Hard times: a chamber drama shot in the tradition of the “moral anxiety” cinema about a prisoner of conscience in the realities of political terror in Belarus.
81 min.
Fiction
Jury's comment
With smart and confident artistic choices, the director puts us in the shoes of a brave Belarussian journalist arrested when livestreaming the violent suppression of a peaceful protest. We understand and approve of the existential decisions taken by the protagonist and can only feel for her husband as she continues to stand up against the government that is destroying their family's life as it was. The jury unanimously decided to award the Best Film in the Belarusian competition to “Under The Grey Sky” by Mara Tamkovich.
Jury's comment
With smart and confident artistic choices, the director puts us in the shoes of a brave Belarussian journalist arrested when livestreaming the violent suppression of a peaceful protest. We understand and approve of the existential decisions taken by the protagonist and can only feel for her husband as she continues to stand up against the government that is destroying their family's life as it was. The jury unanimously decided to award the Best Film in the Belarusian competition to “Under The Grey Sky” by Mara Tamkovich.

Special Mentions

Special Mentions
Unwanted Kinship
Dir. Pavel Mozhar | Germany | 2024
Invasion: the shocking truth about war crimes in Ukraine allows the author to reflect on the reasons for the cruelty of the society that defeated Nazism.
30 min.
Documentary
Unwanted Kinship
Dir. Pavel Mozhar | Germany | 2024
Invasion: the shocking truth about war crimes in Ukraine allows the author to reflect on the reasons for the cruelty of the society that defeated Nazism.
30 min.
Documentary
Jury's comment
The jury has decided to award a special mention to a film that addresses Belarus’ involvement in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. Filmed far from the frontline, the movie raises sharp questions of responsibility, giving the director’s personal perspective but keeping a focus on civilian war victims and their overwhelming testimonies, underscored by a striking contrast of calm, lucid footage. The jury appreciates the film’s portrayal of moral introspection that ripples far beyond the frontline.
Jury's comment
The jury has decided to award a special mention to a film that addresses Belarus’ involvement in the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. Filmed far from the frontline, the movie raises sharp questions of responsibility, giving the director’s personal perspective but keeping a focus on civilian war victims and their overwhelming testimonies, underscored by a striking contrast of calm, lucid footage. The jury appreciates the film’s portrayal of moral introspection that ripples far beyond the frontline.
Processes
Dir. Andrei Kashperski | Poland | 2023
Brave new world: dark dystopian satire, Belarusian style. A collection of Kafkaesque anecdotes about a society living under the slogans “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.”
100 min.
Fiction
Processes
Dir. Andrei Kashperski | Poland | 2023
Brave new world: dark dystopian satire, Belarusian style. A collection of Kafkaesque anecdotes about a society living under the slogans “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.”
100 min.
Fiction
Jury's comment
The second special mention goes to Andrei Kashperski’s bold satire about violence, oppression, and political indoctrination: “Processes”. The film’s episodic structure offers a kaleidoscopic image of Belarus—like a theater of the absurd. The concept and originality of this film impressed the jury.
Jury's comment
The second special mention goes to Andrei Kashperski’s bold satire about violence, oppression, and political indoctrination: “Processes”. The film’s episodic structure offers a kaleidoscopic image of Belarus—like a theater of the absurd. The concept and originality of this film impressed the jury.